If you find traditional wireless earbuds uncomfortable, or maybe they just won’t stay in no matter what you do, there’s still hope, thanks to open-ear earbuds like Baseus’s Inspire XC1. Open-ear earbuds don’t sit directly in your ear, up against your ear canal, which gives them two major advantages over the more common “closed” design (think AirPods Pro with the silicone ear tips ): better comfort and situational awareness.

There are currently two styles of open-ear earbuds to choose from: the classic, ear hook design, and the newer clip shape, which wraps around the side of your ear and sort of resembles an earring. The Inspire XC1 belong to the latter group.

You may not be familiar with Baseus; it’s a relative newcomer to the personal audio space. And yet, every time I try one of

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